Captain John Smith Elementary Sch…, Hampton, VA

At a glance

School district: Hampton City Public Schools
Grades served: PK-5
School type: Public, Regular elementary school
Principal: Lindsay A. Jackson
Established: 1967
Mascot & colors: Sharks (students are the "Smith Sharks")
Enrollment: 374 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 13:1
Classroom teachers: 29 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510180000735

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

56%

Mathematics

63%

Science

67%

History & Social Sci.

44%

Attendance

2024-2025

Consistent attenders

93%

3% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Captain John Smith Elementary School

Captain John Smith Elementary School opened for the 1967-68 school year and is part of Hampton City Public Schools in Hampton, Virginia. It is named for Captain John Smith, the English soldier, explorer, and author who helped establish the Jamestown colony, the first permanent English settlement in America, in 1607. The school serves students in grades PK through 5 and its mascot is the Shark.

The school sits at 379 Woodland Road in the eastern part of Hampton, in the city's Phoebus/Buckroe area near the Chesapeake Bay waterfront. As of the 2024-2025 school year it enrolled 374 students and was Fully Accredited by the Virginia Department of Education for 2025-2026.

Contact

Phone: (757) 850-5088
Office hours: Not published for the regular school year. Summer 2026 office hours (Jun 15-Aug 7): 8:00 AM-4:00 PM, Monday-Thursday.

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - School Detail — NCES School ID, address, phone, grades served, locale, total enrollment, enrollment by grade, classroom teachers FTE, student/teacher ratio2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Captain John Smith Elementary — Accreditation status, SOL overall pass rates, demographics, chronic absenteeism, principal, enrollment2024-2025 (accreditation 2025-2026) link ↗
Captain John Smith Elementary School official website (Hampton City Schools) — Phone, mascot (Sharks), summer office hours, official website URL2026 link ↗
Hampton City Schools - A History of the Origins of Schools' Names (board document) — Founding year (1967-68), naming history / who Captain John Smith washistorical link ↗

Figures reflect the 2024-2025 (NCES enrollment/staffing; VA School Quality Profile SOL, demographics, attendance); accreditation 2025-2026 unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

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